Green Bay Packers' John Kuhn reacts after making a tackle on a Kansas City Chiefs punt return in the first quarter during the Aug. 30 game at Lambeau Field.

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Rob Demovsky
Green Bay Press-Gazette

After the 2009 season, coach Mike McCarthy knew something had to change on special teams.

There were schematic issues and fundamental breakdowns that caused the Green Bay Packers to be ranked ahead of only one team in the Dallas Morning News' annual comprehensive special teams rankings. Perhaps most troubling to McCarthy was the lack of want-to among his special teams players.

"Frankly, before, it was pulling teeth with some individuals in the past to perform at a high level on special teams," McCarthy said. ...